The Book of Bartholomew: A Coptic Apostolic Memoir

The Book of Bartholomew (= Liber Bartholomaei) is one of the best-known apocryphal writings preserved in Coptic. The present article proposes that the text in question belongs to a peculiar genre of Coptic literature : the memoirs of the apostles. This category consists of reports attributed to the...

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Autore principale: Suciu, Alin 1978- (Autore)
Tipo di documento: Elettronico Articolo
Lingua:Inglese
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Pubblicazione: Brepols 2015
In: Apocrypha
Anno: 2015, Volume: 26, Pagine: 211-237
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Riepilogo:The Book of Bartholomew (= Liber Bartholomaei) is one of the best-known apocryphal writings preserved in Coptic. The present article proposes that the text in question belongs to a peculiar genre of Coptic literature : the memoirs of the apostles. This category consists of reports attributed to the apostles concerning various topics, all related to Coptic piety and liturgical life. The literary parallels between the Book of Bartholomew and the Coptic apostolic memoirs are amply documented in this article.
Comprende:Enthalten in: Apocrypha
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1484/J.APOCRA.5.109950